BIOL G220 Unit 5 Lecture Exam Review D Question Preview (ID: 34320)


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FSH and LH act on the ____, causing them to release ____ and _____
a) gonads, androgens and estrogens
b) pituitary, GnRH and AlCH
c) oocytes, prolactin
d) seminiferous tubules, progesterone

in males and females, the perineum is a ________ area extending from the ____ anteriorly to the ____ posteriorly, and laterally bordered by the ____
a) diamond shaped, pubis, coccyx, ischial tuberosities
b) triangular, glans, anus, inguinal fissure
c) oval shaped, ischiocavernosus, superficial transverse pectineal, bulbospongiosus
d) ruggose, intralamellar junction, gluteal cleft,

to prevent hypothermia, the scrotum can ______ and ______ via the _____ and _____ muscles, respectively
a) contract, retract: dartos, cremaster
b) distend, thicken; transverse and oblique scrotal
c) rotate, adduct; rotator and adductor testis a
d) shiver, perfuse; cremaster and intrinsic sphincters

the ligaments supporting the uterus are the
a) suspensory, ovarian, broad
b) transverse, oblique, marginal
c) adherent, ovarian mesentaric
d) flat, long, round

testes are suspended in the ____ to maintain a ____temperature than core body temperature
a) scrotum, lower
b) scrotum, higher
c) inguinal vestibule, lower
d) inguinal vestibule, higher

the lining of the uterine tube consists of _____, because ___
a) cilliated columnar epithelium; moves ova/ oocytes towards uterus
b) stratified squamous epithelium; allows flow of fluid to ampulla
c) transitional epithelium; allows for stretching during pregnancy
d) smooth muscles, cramps and childbirth, mostly

In order, starting at the ovary, the components/ segments of the uterine tube are
a) fimbriae, infundibulum, ampulla, isthmus, uterine
b) fallopian, ampulla, saccule, transitory, uterine
c) infundibulum, isthmus, ampulla, fimbrae, uterine
d) fimbriae, ampulla, infundibulum, isthmus, uterine

only when the secondary oocyte is fertilized does it complete meiosis II, producing a ______ and becoming an ___
a) second polar body, ovum
b) zona pellucida, blastocyst
c) corpus leuteum, embryo
d) first polar body, zygote

very few of the primordial follicles go on to become the dominant mature follicle, the rest die through a process called
a) Atresia
b) Asynchrosis
c) Deovulation
d) Avitulasis

at puberty, the _______ begins: primary oocytes finish meiosis I and enter meiosis II, stopping at _____ when they become ____
a) ovarian cycle; metaphase II; secondary oocytes
b) follicular cycle, anaphase II, oogonia
c) menstrual cycle; prophase II; tertiary oocytes
d) ovarian cycle, anaphase II; cumulus cells

during foetal development, primary oocytes develop from _____; meiosis is arrested at _____ throughout childhood
a) oogonia, prophase I
b) oocytic stem cells, metaphase II
c) secondary oocytes; anaphase I
d) primary follicles; metaphase I

In puberty, the hormone ____ is released from the hypothalamus and triggers the ______ to release ___ and ____
a) GnRH; Anterior Pituitary; FSH and LH
b) LH, gonads, GnRH and FSH
c) FSH, adrenal glands, GnRH and LH
d) TcSH, endocrine glands, SGH and FH

the development of the reproductive system continues after birth, punctuated by a cascade of developmental changes that include the ____ and ____, brought about by ____, called
a) sexual organs, secondary sexual characteristics, hormones, puberty
b) sensory organs, behaviour patterns, parasympathetic nerves, puberty
c) primary and secondary sexual characteristics, neurotransmitters, puberty
d) male and female self esteem, small semi-organic demons, puberty

gonads are _______ that produce ______
a) endocrine glands, gametes
b) exocrine glands, sex hormones
c) progenitor tissues, primary sex organs
d) developed tissues, secondary sexual characteristics

sex hormones are _______ and bind to ______ or _________ receptors
a) gonadal steriods : androgen or estrogen
b) FSH and LH: androgenic or gynogenic
c) released by the anterior pituitary; testicular or ovarian
d) gonadal lipoproteins; spermatogentic or oogenic

the primary sex organs are the _____; the male version is the ____ and the female version is the
a) gonads; testis and ovary
b) genitals; sperm and egg
c) gametes, androgens and estrogens
d) genitalia; penis and vulva

the reproductive system is divided into the ______, which produce _____; and _____ which otherwise support them
a) primary sex organs, gametes; secondary sex organs
b) primordial germ cells, gametes; sex organs
c) accessory glands, sex hormones; reproductive tract
d) female reproductive system, offspring; male reproductive system

unlike oogenesis, which produces ____ mature oocytes for each primordial germ cell, ______ produces ___
a) 1, spermatogenesis, 4
b) 2, spermatogonial maturation, 4
c) 2, spermatogenesis, 8
d) 4, spermatogonial maturation, 16

the male urethra has _____ compared to the female, because the former...
a) more regions, is used for urinary and reproductive functions
b) fewer regions, does not have to adapt to childbirth
c) the same number of regions, originates from the same embryonic tissue
d) a much wider lumen, transports solids and liquids

the ____ glands in females are homologous to the ___ glands in males
a) greater vestibular, bulbourethral
b) bulbourethral, greater vestibular
c) creamasteric, interluminal
d) interluminal, cremasteric

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